Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) was elected president in 1963 until 1969. Johnson had decided to write this speech because he believed that the United States needed a reform. He thought that we needed to rid the states of poverty, ignorance, racism, and other things hurting everybody's chance at the american dream. This speech was given in Ann Arbor Michigan. President Johnson was the Vice President from 1961-1963 when the president John F. Kennedy was shot. He finished up and enacted the Civil RIghts bill. Which banned discrimination on race, sex, and ethnic background. He also set up the Volunteers in Service to America as a domestic peace corp just to name a few. A lot of liberal ideals and bills saved and helped many people. This speech
